Politics

Leader of Internet piracy group 'IMAGiNE' pleads guilty to copyright infringement conspiracy

A Portsmouth, Va., man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to willfully reproduce and distribute tens of thousands of infringing copies of copyrighted works without permission, including infringing copies of movies before they were commercially...

Former Chief Information Officer for Chicago-Based International Law Firm Arrested for Allegedly Engaging in at Least $850,000 Fraudulent Billing Scheme

The former chief information officer of an international law firm based in Chicago was arrested today on federal charges for allegedly defrauding the firm of at least $850,000 over the last year as a result of an allegedly fraudulent billing scheme...

Former U.S. Consulate Guard Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Communicate National Defense Information to China

Bryan Underwood, a former civilian guard at a U.S. Consulate compound under construction in China, pleaded guilty today in the District of Columbia in connection with his efforts to sell for personal financial gain classified photographs, information...

Former Manager for Natural Gas Drilling Supplier Indicted on Fraud Charges

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that an indictment charging James Pearson, 37, formerly of Montoursville, Pennsylvania, was unsealed following his arrest Tuesday.

Former Credit Union Branch Manager Sentenced

The former branch manager of Blue Ridge Federal Credit Union in Lynchburg was sentenced this morning in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Lynchburg to a false bookkeeping charge.

Two Former Lincoln County Officials Sentenced to Federal Prison on Election Fraud Charges

Two former Lincoln County officials were sentenced to federal prison on felony charges in connection with a 2010 primary election fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin.

Former Inspector Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison for Taking Bribes to Help More Than 500 Individuals Obtain State Food Sanitation Certificates

A suburban woman who was authorized by the Illinois Department of Public Health to teach food service sanitation classes and administer state certification exams was sentenced today to two-and-a-half years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit...

U.S. Army Master Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Defrauding U.S. Government

A U.S. Army master sergeant pleaded guilty today to accepting thousands of dollars in gratuities from contractors during his deployment to Iraq as a field ordering officer at a forward operating base in Iraq, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny...